The Eastern Empire
2011-2012 WHI SOL Part IX
What is the name of the highlighted area?
China
Name this technology developed
during the tang and song
dynasties.
porcelain
What is this textile technology
developed in China
Silk
Name this technology develop
during the tang and song
dynasties.
The compass
What type of people used the
compass?
Travelers
What type of travelers?
sailors
Name this technology develop
during the tang and song dynaties.
Printing press
What is a printing press used
for?
It is a device for applying pressure
to an inked surface resting
upon a print medium (such as paper or
cloth), thereby transferring the ink.
Who was the inventor of the
first known movable type
printing press technology?
Bi Sheng
Name this technology developed
during the tang and song
dynasties.
paper
These were caravan routes
from China that
crisscrossed central Asia
and brought these
innovations to far away
places.
Silk Road
These people were extremely
skilled on horseback, their
discipline, their ruthlessness, and
their courage in battle. They
wanted the wealth and glory that
came with conquering mighty
empires. This desire exploded
into violent conflict that
transformed Asia and Europe
forever. Who were they?
The Mongols
Where were the Mongols
from?
They were from the Asian
Steppes, north of China
Around 1200, a Mongol clan leader
named Temujin sought to unify
the Mongols under his leadership.
He fought and defeated his rivals
one by one. In 1206, Temujin
accepted this title, which meant
“universal ruler” of the Mongol
clans.
Genghis Khan
By 1279, the Mongols extended
their control of most of the land
in Asia from the Pacific Ocean all
the way to here
Eastern Europe
What Mongol leader
conquered China?
Kublai Khan
What did Kublai Khan’s
Dynasty become known as?
The Yaun Dynasty
This man was a trader from
Venice, Italy. He traveled to the
Mongol Court in China and ended
up working for Kublai Khan.
Marco Polo
When the Chinese began to
rebel against the Mongol rule,
some of them used this
martial art style developed at
the Shaolin temple.
Kung fu
Kublai Khan tried to invade
this country on two separate
occasions, but both times he
failed
Japan
Where is Japan on this map
What is the name of the sea that
separates Japan from the Asia
mainland?
Sea of Japan
Japan is an archipelago. What
does that mean?
It is a chain of islands
clustered together
Why were the Mongol navies
unsuccessful in taking Japan?
During the invasion their ships
were destroyed by typhoons
What is a typhoon?
It is the same as a hurricane. once you go west
across the International Dateline and into the
western Pacific Ocean, they're called
typhoons.
The Japanese had a name for
these winds that destroyed Kublai
Khan’s fleet. What was the name
for the winds?
Kamikaze
What does Kamikaze mean?
Divine Winds
Name three things that the
Japanese adopted from the
Chinese
Buddhism
Writing
Art
Were the Japanese ever
conquered by China?
No
The Torii is a religious symbol.
What religion does this symbol
represent?
Shinto
What does it symbolize?
The division between the
everyday world and the divine
world
Why is Shinto special?
It is a religion that is
indigenous to Japan
What does indigenous mean in
the previous answer?
It means that it is from Japan
What do worshipers of Shinto
believe in?
They worship the
forces of nature
(Kami) and their
ancestors
In Japan this person was to be
worshipped as a god because he
was a descendant of the Sun
goddess.
The Emperor
The Warrior class of Japan
who served the nobles
Samurai
Samurai followed a strict code of
behavior known as the “The Way
of the Warrior”. What is the
Japanese Term for this?
In Japan, true power was held
by the "superior general of
the emperors army”. What
was the title for this position?
What is the name of the African
Kingdom that emerged in the
highlighted region?
Axum
What religion would Axum become?
Christianity
What is the name of the large
desert in Northern Africa?
The Sahara
The Caravan routes that are in
bold were part of this trade
The Trans-Saharan Trade
According
to this
chart,
what were
the two
main
sources of
the TranSaharan
trade?
Gold and Salt
What were
the three
civilizations
that came
from thrived
because of
this trade in
West Africa?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
What river was important to
all three of these empires?
Niger River
What
religions
were in
the
highlighted
region?
Islam and Animism
Popular trading city for the
Saharan trade, regained its
significance as an
educational center for
Islamic scholars in Africa.
Timbuktu
Timbuktu was
located in this
area
A
B
C
D
B
What is the name
of the empire
that is
highlighted?
Great Zimbabwe
Which two
rivers
would have
been
important
for the
trade of
Great
Zimbabwe
?
the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers